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Hithedrans's parents to campaign for organ donation
A month after Hithendran’s tragic death, his grieving but courage’s parents pledged to campaign for organ donation. They also strongly advocated the use of helmets and cautioned parents a...
Read More“Real Heroes” – Mr. & Mrs. K. Raghuram
March 5, 2009 was a day of celebration for MOHAN Foundation when Mr. & Mrs. K. Raghuram, CEO and Executive Director respectively of MOHAN Foundation, Hyderabad received the REAL HEROES award inst...
Read More17th World Transplant Games in Australia
Nearly 1,000 organ transplant recipients from 50 countries will take part in the 17th World Transplant Games in Gold Coast, Australia from August 22 to 30, 2009. Each of them has had a life-saving...
Read MoreActress Natasha Richardson’s organs donated
Natasha Richardson, 45, the English stage and screen actress, died in March 2009 following a head injury. She was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/produc...
Read MoreDeceased donation programme in India and its future - Dr. Sunil Shroff
It is estimated that currently India’s deceased donation rate is 0.08 per million population per year. The deceased donation programme is currently confined to about twenty multi-specialt...
Read MoreIndian Postal Department releases Special Postal Cover for Organ Donor Week
Organ transplantation over the last 50 years has only been possible due to the magnificent act of organ donation by almost a million organ donors in the world. To recognize this noble act, Organ...
Read MoreKarthika and Prashanth Live on
Kartika, all of nine years, was the favourite child of the whole of Dabilpura, a village in Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh. And now in her death, she will remain etched in the memory of everyon...
Read MoreKolff, 'father of artificial organs,' dies at 97
Dr. Willem Johan Kolff, "the father of artificial organs," who invented the kidney dialysis machine and helped design the first artificial heart to be used in a human, died in February 2009 in the U....
Read MoreOrgans of Brain Dead Nun Donated
Service to humanity is the dictum that nuns live by. Sister Asha, a 21-year-old nun, continued to serve humanity even in her death. Her organs were donated after she was declared brain dead following...
Read MoreReligion and Organ donation
Jainism has got 32 “shastras” which gives a lot of importance to: Daan (charity) Sheel (character) Tap (fasting) Bhavana (feelings) There are various kinds of daan: ...
Read MoreSteve Jobs, Apple Founder, Undergoes Liver Transplant
A Memphis, Tennessee, hospital confirmed in June 2009 that Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a liver transplant there two months ago and said he is "recovering well and has an excellent prognosis." Jo...
Read MoreTamil Nadu Cadaver Transplant Figures (Oct.2008- Jun.2009)
Hospital Kidney Liver Heart Total GH 11 0 0 11 Stanley Hospital 10 ...
Read MoreWorld's First Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplant Performed
Transplant surgeon, Stuart R. Geffner, M.D., performed the first robot-assisted kidney transplant in the world at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey. The recipient was Maureen Schrader, a Type...
Read MoreWorld’s first complete double arm transplant
Karl Merk, who lost his arms in a farming accident in 2002, received the world's first complete double arm transplant in Munich, Germany, in July 2008. The donor was a teenager who had died in...
Read MoreYoungest Organ Donor
Abhilasha Rahurikar, 16 months old, became the country’s youngest cadaver organ donor. Dr. Anupam Sibal, group medical director, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi said that Abhilasha’s family ...
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